Where does “empty-hoofed” come from?
empty-hoofed (English) comes from English empty, from Middle English emty, from Old English ēmtiġ, from Old English ǣmettiġ, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
empty-hoofed (English): With nothing on one's hooves
Definitions
- With nothing on one's hooves
Ancestry of “empty-hoofed”, step by step
empty-hoofed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English empty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | empty | Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody;... |
| 2 | Middle English | emty | empty, vacant; weak, ineffective; worthless,... |
| 3 | Old English | ēmtiġ | — |
| 4 | Old English | ǣmettiġ | vacant, empty, free, idle, unmarried |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via English hoof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hoof | The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse,... |
| 2 | Middle English | hof | measure, reason |
| 3 | Old English | hōf | court, hall |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hōf | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hufą | hill, elevated place; house, hall, estate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keup- | to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keu- | bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright |